Leen Skaf
Background
I was born in 2000 in Damascus, Syria. I moved to Germany in 2017. I finished my IB diploma in Göttingen then moved to Kamp-Lintfort to study environment and energy bachelor, which I completed in July 2024. I currently study computer science and information engineering in hsrw - Kamp-Lintfort. I discovered the FabLab world through a 3D printing course in ecology in 2019. I learned the basics of digital fabrication, which was deepened further during my bachelor thesis, where I had to create an Arduino circuit with different sensors and mount them in a laser-cut box. I became more and more interested in learning further about digital fabrication and thinking about how I could implement that for the environment that I am passionate about. Eventually, for my fortune, I got a scholarship for the Fab Academy 2025. Thanks to my university and my bachelor supervisor, prof. Tiedemann for the opportunity! :)
Education
Aug 2017 – May 2019: International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma) at Felix Klein Gymnasium, Göttingen
Oct 2019 – July 2024: Bachelor of Science (Environment and Energy) at Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Kamp-Lintfort
Oct 2024 – Present: Master of Science (Computer Science and Information Engineering) at Hochschule Rhein-Waal, Kamp-Lintfort
Experience
Student assistant in Chemistry Lab (Oct 2021 – Mar 2022 and Mar 2023 – Aug 2023)
Student assistant in Green FabLab (Jan 2024 – Feb 2024)
Scientific assistant in Green Fablab (Jan 2025 - present)